Parting Shots: Good week, bad week

Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) questions Attorney General William Barr during his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 1, 2019. Twice in the last week, President Donald Trump has used “nasty” to describe Harris — most recently after she grilled Attorney General William P. Barr on Wednesday. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times)

Photo: Erin Schaff, NYT

GOOD WEEK

BAD WEEK

Kamala

Harris

California senator shows her prosecutorial chops in pointed grilling of attorney general. President calls her “nasty” — take it as a compliment.

William

Barr

Newly released letter from Special Counsel Robert Mueller exposes his unhappiness with attorney general’s distorted portrayal of report.

UCSF

Salesforce chief Marc Benioff donates $30 million for new research institute to study housing and homelessness. He again backs his convictions with his dollars.

High-speed

rail

It just keeps getting slower and shorter and more expensive by the mile. The Central Valley service is now planned to begin with — wait! wait! wait! — diesel trains.

Lowell

High

Guess which San Francisco public school cracked the U.S. News & World Report Top 100 in the nation? No surprise, here: Congratulations, Cardinal, No. 54!

Home

sellers

The housing market is finally coming back to earth. Year-to-year prices in the Bay Area fall, however slightly, for the first time in seven years.